Oh God Remember the Inuit and may they remember You

Oh God remember the Inuit and may they remember You.

In the bitter cold it sinks back, in icy water it watches
Seeing what it can capture, and drag into the darkest part of the waters
It calls like a siren and crushes like a giant,
Its winds blow mightily, but in Christ it is cast aside

Oh God remember the Inuit, remember their suffering
Do not turn Your eyes from the body that lays, from the family who mourns
In suicide we have lost a son, in self-murder we have lost a daughter
Remember the Inuit; lead them ever into Your Light, away from the darkness

Christ You stand victorious in the arctic winds, You walk upon the waters
Extending Your hands You give mercy to those who seek You, You save them from the darkness
You call as a Hero, saving as the Almighty
Christ stands victorious, the creature is driven back

Let the people recall the Message they were told long ago, let them not be apathetic towards it
For You know oh God that Your Gospel is a Light unto all people
In Your kindness You bore their sins, let them recognize Your Atonement
Oh Christ in Your death they may have life, in Your suffering they may be healed

In the darkness of the night there goes another man to take flight
Away from family and those who love him--he is called by the creature of the sea
On his way to death please stop him before the waters become too deep
Before his family once more will weep!

Oh God remember the Inuit, and may they remember You
In the darkest times, let them look to You as Light
In the best of times may they look to You in praise
In Your Resurrection may they also raise
May they forever remember You, for in You the spirit of suicide is slain